In addressing the gay/lesbian community, she suggests that these rites will "provide clarity in terms of your gay/lesbian feelings, and can serve to positively confirm that this is an accurate, true part of your self that is worth pursuing" (48). ... The third rite Mohler suggests is that of "meaning-making" (55) in the lives of homosexuals, which entails friendships, dating, and intimate relationships. ... When they come out of seclusion, they no longer play with the other children, but stay only with the women; however, they are not considered true adults until marriage. ...

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Since the 1920's, the film industry has been constantly progressing through uses of different shots, lighting, and cameras. Through America's past time, we are able to understand how certain events through decades have influenced the way film is made. From the roaring twenties, through the great depression to World Wars, film has always attempted to embody the mood and feelings that the entire country was facing at the time. After World War II however, "Hollywood between 1950 and 1969 can be understood as a response to anticommunist hysteria and the blacklist on the one hand and to...

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We hear almost everyday about ethnic groups, minority groups and racism on the news. We hear people call themselves African American, German American, Asian American, and any number of other country slash American. People say it helps them identify with their roots and their culture. I suppose I could call myself Irish or Norwegian American, but I doubt it would help me identify with a family culture that I know nothing about. So why do people identify themselves as one thing or another and American? ...

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